affluence

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
21
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈæf.lu.əns/

Definition of affluence

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)An abundant flow or supply.
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noun

  1. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)An abundant flow or supply.
  2. (countable, uncountable)An abundance of wealth.
    “His affluence was surpassed by no man.”
  3. (countable, uncountable)A moderate level of wealth.
    “They had achieved affluence, but aspired to true wealth.”
  4. (countable, uncountable)An influx.

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Etymology

From Old French affluence, from Latin affluentia. Only relation to antonym indigence is common Latinate suffix; affluence only acquired sense of wealth in 16th century English and French, while indigentia meant “poverty” or “lack” in Latin.

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